Book 9: Supplement to the volume on Laws Concerning Nationality 1954

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United Nations Legislative Series
SUPPLEMENT
to the volume on
LAWS CONCERNING NATIONALITY
1954
Srie l6gislative des Nations Unies
SUPPLhMENT
au volume intitule
LOIS RELATIVES A LA NATIONALITE
1954
UNITED NATIONS NATIONS UNIES
New York, 1959
IST/LEG/SER.B/9I
UNITED NATIONS PUBLICATION
Sales No.: 59. V. 3
PUBLICATION DES NATIONS UNIES
Numiro de vente: 59. V. 3
INTRODUCTION
This Supplement is designed to bring up to date the volume of the
United Nations Legislative Series entitled "Laws Concerning Nationality" (ST/
LEG/SER.B/4 and Add: 1 and 2, Sales No. 1954. V. 1) published in 1954.
The first part of the Supplement reproduces the texts ofprovisions of national
legislation which have been supplied by Governments in reponse to a
circular note addressed to them by the Secretary-General on 29 January
1958. The second part contains texts of treaties concerning nationality
registered with the United Nations.
INTRODUCTION
Le present supplement constitue une mise k jour du volume de la Siie
ligislative des Nations Unies intitul6 Laws concerning nationality (Lois relatives bL
la nationalitY) (ST/LEG/SER.B/4 et Add. 1 et 2, n0 de vente: 1954. V. 1),
qui a 6t6 publi6 en 1954. La premiere partie du suppl6ment contient le texte
des dispositions l~gislatives nationales que les gouvernements ont commutu-
qu6 au Secrttaire g6n6ral en r6ponse ALu ne note circulaire qu'il leur avait
adressde le 29 janvier 1958. La seconde partie contient le texte des trait~s
relatifs A la nationalit6 qui ont W enregistr~s A l'Organisation des Nations
Unies.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
TABLE DES MATIMRES
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INTRODUCTION ........ .......................... In
FIRST PART: NATIONAL LEGISLATION
PREMIERE PARTIE - LEGISLATION NATIONALE
Australia:
(a) Nationality and Citizenship Act No. 85 of 1953. An Act to
amend the Nationality and Citizenship Act 1948-1952 . . . 3
(b) Nationality and Citizenship Act No. 1 of 1955. An Act to
amend the Nationality and Citizenship Act 1948-1953 . . . 5
Belgique:
Loi du 30 d~cembre 1953 relative A la ddchance de la nationalit6
belge du chef de condamnation par d~faut pour infraction contre
la sairet6 de l'Etat, commise entre le 26 aofit 1939 et le 15 juin 1949 8
Cambodge:
(a) Krm n 913-NS du 30 novembre 1954 ............. ... 10
(b) KrAm n* 904-NS du 27 septembre 1954 ............. ... 13
Canada:
(a) The Canadian Citizenship Act (Chapter 33, R.S.C. 1952 as
amended in 1953 and 1954) .... ............... .... 15
(b) Amendment to the Canadian Citizenship Act of 7 June 1956 30
Dominican Republic:
(a) Constitution of the Dominican Republic, proclaimed on
1st December 1955 ......... ................... 32
(b) Act No. 4063 of 6 March 1955 amending certain articles of
the Naturalization Act No. 168 .... ............. ... 34
(c) Act No. 4536 of 12 September 1956 concerning withdrawal of
the licence to practice from professional persons of Dominican
nationality who acquire a foreign nationality. ........ ... 35
(d) Act No. 13 of 3 May 1942 prescribing penalties for Dominican
nationals who claim a foreign nationality ........... ... 36
(e) Act No. 3926, of 18 September 1954 ..... ........... 36
Federation of Malaya:
Constitution ........ ........................ ... 36
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Finland:
Act of 9 May 1941 concerning the acquisition and loss of Finnish
citizenship ..... ..... ........................ 42
Germany (Federal Republic of):
Third settlement of nationality questions Act of 19 August 1957 . . 43
Grace:
Ddcret-loi n0 3370 du 30 septembre 1955 ..... ........... 45
Hongrie:
Loi n*V de 1957 sur la nationalite .................. ... 54
Ireland:
The Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act No. 26 of 1956. An Act
to make provision for the acquisition and loss of Irish nationality
and citizenship ..... .... ...................... 59
Israel:
(a) Law of Return (amendment) 5714-1954 .... .......... 66
(b) Nationality (amendment) Law, 5718-1958 .... ......... 67
Japan:
Note ........ .. ........................... 67
Netherlands:
(a) Act of 16 July 1958, amending the Act relative to Nether-
landership and Residentship in respect of women who have been
married and minor children ......... . . ......... 68
(b) Act of 23 December 1953, for revocation of the Royal Decree
of 22 May 1953 (the prevention of undesirable consequences of
acquiring foreign nationality after May 1940) with regulation
of transitional law .... ................... .... 69
(c) Act of 24 December 1953 amending the Act of 30 July 1953
containing provisions for eliminating statelessness ......... 69
New Zealand:
Adoption Act 1955...... ...... .................. 70
Pakistan:
Naturalization (amendment) Act, 1957 ... ............ ... 70
Sudan:
The Sudanese Nationality Act No. 22 of 1957. An Act to make
provision for Sudanese nationality and for matters connected there-
with ....... ........................... ... 71
Suisse:
Loi f&lrale complttant la loi sur 1'acquisition et la perte de la
nationalit6 suisse, 7 d~cembre 1956 ..... .............. 76
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United Arab Republic:
Loi n0 391 de 1956 sur la nationalit6 6gyptienne .... ........ 76
United Kingdom:
(a) British Protected States (Fujairah and Kalba) Order, 1952 77
(b) British Protectorates, Protected States and Protected Persons
(Amendment) Order in Council, 1953 .... .......... 78
(c) British Protectorates, Protected States and Protected Persons
(Amendment) Order in Council, 1958 ............. ... 78
(d) British Protectorates, Protected States and Protected Persons
(Amendment No. 2) Order in Council, 1958 ........... 79
(e) Ghana Independence Act, 1957 ... ............. ... 79
(f) Federation of Malaya Independence Act, 1957 .......... 80
(g) British Nationality Act, 1958 ..... ............... 81
Venezuela:
Naturalization Act of 18 July 1955 ..... .............. 85
SECOND PART: TREAIms AND INTERNATONAL AGREEmENTS
DEUXT ME PARTm. - TaArrs ET AccoRDs INTERNATIONAUX
(a) Multilateral Treaties - Trait6s multilatdraux:
Convention on the Nationality of Married Women-Resolu-
tion 1040 (XI) adopted by the General Assembly of the United
Nations on 29 January 1957 .................. ... 91
Convention sur la nationalit4 de la femme mari6e. - Rcsolu-
tion 1040 (XI) adopt6e par 'Assembl6e gdn~rale des Nations
Unies le 29 janvier 1957 ...... ................ 95
(b) Bilateral Treaties - Trait6s bilatdraux:
Convention between the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea regulating the
citizenship of persons having dual citizenship. Signed at Pyong-
yang, on 16 December 1957 ..... ............... 100
Addendum - Additif
Austria
(a) Federal Act ofJune 1954 on the Acquisition of Austrian Nation-
ality by Volksdeutsche ..... ................. .. 105
(b) Federal Act of 20 December 1955 ................ .. 106
(c) Constitutional Act of 8 February 1956, amending the Regu-
lations on Citizenship .... .................. ... 107
(d) Federal Act of 14 March 1957 to Amend the Transitional Citi-
zenship Act, 1949, BGBI., No. 276, as Amended by the Federal
Act of 15 December 1951, BGBI., No. 12/1952 ... ....... 107
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Ceylon
Citizenship Act No. 18 of 1948, as amended by Acts Nos. 40 of
1950 and 13 of 1955 ..... .................... ... 108
Germany (Federal Republic of)
(a) Settlement of Nationality Questions Act of 22 February 1955 . 116
(b) Second Settlement of Nationality Questions Act of 17 May 1956 122
(c) Third Settlement of Nationality Questions Act of 19 August 1957 125
Ghana
Nationality and Citizenship Act, 1957 ... ............ .. 126
India
Citizenship Act No. 57 of 1955... ................. .. 133
Libya
Nationality Law No. 17 of 1954 ...... ............... 141
Netherlands
Act of December 23, 1953, A.O.D. 620, repealing Royal Decree of
May 22, 1943 (A.O.D. D 16) (the prevention of undesirable effects
as a result of the acquisition of foreign nationality after May 9,
1940) and laying down transitional regulations (which became
effective on March 1, 1954, by Royal Decree ofJanuary 12, 1954,
A.O.D. 1) ...... .... ........................ 145
Paraguay
Act No. 245 of 23 December 1954 to Interpret Article 41, Para-
graph 4, of the Nationality Constitution ............... ... 146
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabian Nationality Ordinance, 1954 ............ ... 146
Spain
Act No. 504 of 15 July 1954 .... ................. .. 150
Tunisie
D~cret du 26janvier 1956 (12 djoumada II 1375), portant promul-
gation du code de la nationalit6 tunisienne .... ........... 153
United States of America
(a) Public Law 85-316. An Act to Amend the Immigration and
Nationality Act and for Other Purposes, II September 1957. . 163
(b) Act of 16 March, 1956, granting the benefits of section 301 (a)
(7) of the Immigration and Nationality Act to certain children
of United States citizens - 70 Stat. 50, 8 U.S.C. 1401 (a) . . 163
Viet-Nam
Ordonnance n0 10 du 7 ddcembre 1955 portant code de la natio-
nalit6 vietnamienne ...... .................... .. 164
FIRST PART
NATIONAL LEGISLATION
PREMIERE PARTIE
L]GISLATION NATIONALE